Real Estate Principles A Value Approach 4th Edition By Ling – Test Bank

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Real Estate Principles A Value Approach 4th Edition By Ling – Test Bank

Multiple Choice Questions

[QUESTION]

1. A city’s potential for growth or its susceptibility to decline is determined by a set of economic activities that the city provides for the world beyond its boundaries. Economists refer to this set of activities as a city’s:

A. linkages

B. economic base

C. local economic activities

D. economies of scale

Ans: B

Difficulty: Basic

Learning Objective: 2

[QUESTION]

2. The demand for access between land uses is considered the “gravity” that holds a city together. These relationships between land uses are commonly referred to as:

A. linkages

B. economic bases

C. local economic activities

D. economies of scale

Ans: A

Difficulty: Basic

Learning Objective: 1

[QUESTION]

3. A city’s economic base can be viewed in terms of a multiplier process, in which the money that is brought in through export activities is then respent within the city. Which of the following economic activities is the least likely to be considered a high-impact or high-multiplier economic base activity?

A. Tourism

B. Retirement

C. Computer assembly

D. Specialized medical services

Ans: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

Learning Objective: 2

[QUESTION]

4. The magnitude of an economic base multiplier depends upon the amount of money that “leaks” out through expenditures outside of the city limits. The economic multiplier tends to be higher with each of the following EXCEPT:

A. A higher percentage of local household income is respent within the city.

B. The larger the city is.

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